alphanumeric wrote:Both of my Pi's/sense hats are running Jessie Pixel as far as I know. On one I did a sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get upgrade and some things started acting weird. My sense hat code still worked. I just had other issues. It would boot to the Desktop GUI even though I set it to command line for one thng. That prompted me to leave my other Pi as is. One is an A+ (256 meg of RAM) and a newer A+ (512meg RAM).

alphanumeric wrote:Both of my Pi's/sense hats are running Jessie Pixel as far as I know. On one I did a sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get upgrade and some things started acting weird. My sense hat code still worked. I just had other issues. It would boot to the Desktop GUI even though I set it to command line for one thng. That prompted me to leave my other Pi as is. One is an A+ (256 meg of RAM) and a newer A+ (512meg RAM).

Sorry, that doesn't quite answer the question fully.

ShiftPlusOne wrote:What does 'uname -a' say?

I'll have to connect a monitor etc and have a look. They both run headless and I don't think I setup remote access this time around, got lazy.

On the Pi I did the update upgrade on it says this, 4.4.38+ #938 Thur Dec 15.......armv61 GNU Linux. Things got kind of broken after but my python file still ran OK afterward. I hope I'm not confusing things as far as the OP goes.

alphanumeric wrote:On the Pi I did the update upgrade on it says this, 4.4.38+ #938 Thur Dec 15.......armv61 GNU Linux. Things got kind of broken after but my python file still ran OK afterward. I hope I'm not confusing things as far as the OP goes.

Ah yup, got a little confused given your similar display names. Yours is working as expected, right?

alphanumeric wrote:On the Pi I did the update upgrade on it says this, 4.4.38+ #938 Thur Dec 15.......armv61 GNU Linux. Things got kind of broken after but my python file still ran OK afterward. I hope I'm not confusing things as far as the OP goes.

Ah yup, got a little confused given your similar display names. Yours is working as expected, right?

Yes, its working as expected, that's why I linked to code I knew worked. For me anyway it works. I leave one Pi running that code 24/7 headless. It's my weather clock.

I thought the two similar usernames might be confusing things and figured I'd mention it just in case. So I take it I'm still on kernel 4.4?

WTF!!!!
Just got my sense hat hooled up, followed all updates and did RPI update (now kernal 4.9.whatever)
Still get:OSError: Cannot detect RPi-Sense FB device
on everything I try to run.
Running NOOBS, did update and upgrade.
HELPHELPHELP
I'm getting ready to maker a pitch to NASA to do "AMERICAN PI"
It would kinda help if the thing worked.
Jeff KG7TXI

jhansx wrote:WTF!!!!
Just got my sense hat hooled up, followed all updates and did RPI update (now kernal 4.9.whatever)
Still get:OSError: Cannot detect RPi-Sense FB device
on everything I try to run.
Running NOOBS, did update and upgrade.
HELPHELPHELP
I'm getting ready to maker a pitch to NASA to do "AMERICAN PI"
It would kinda help if the thing worked.
Jeff KG7TXI

Don't use a testing branch with Rpi-Update.
Use the normal everyday setup.

Dougie, the stinging rebuke aside, thank you! You give away hard earned knowledge every day and as far as I can tell all day and no one ever stops to really thank you or acknowledge your help. It is little wonder you are fed up with newby Colonists who can't even spellcheck a post.
You are a God of this world, I thank you!
Would you consider helping me as tech support with American PI? I am trying to make a US equivalent of Astro Pi. I got an idea and obviously no talent. Got some resources and I think that this might pay off in the end.
What say you sir, a bit of Brexit? That is if consorting with Colonists won't get you outed.
Thanks again, implementing your solution as I type.
KG7TXI
Jeff 3073500199

As for an American Astronomy Pi, have a chat with the people who have help get the UK AstroPi and the now ESA European AstroPi this year using the two devices up there.
They probably can help better than most.
Start a topic on it.

Well full fresh install, removed and reinstalled the header pins. Device not recognized, same error.
Gotta be hardware. Gonna try to return it and try again. REALLY worries me though.
NASA doesn't like failure.